The CW Cancels "The Originals"

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The CW's "The Originals" To End after Season 5
by Denise Petski
July 20, 2017


There will be no Season 6 for "The Originals". The CW drama series will end after the fifth season.

Showrunner Julie Plec just made the announcement on Twitter:

I'm packing my bags for Comic-Con, realizing it's been a year since we announced the end of 'The Vampire Diaries'. It feels only fitting to use the anniversary to make a second farewell announcement.

This year, we invite you to help us say goodbye to 'The Originals', which begins shooting its fifth and final season on Monday.



It's both a gift and a burden to get to control the ending of a series. Many shows are not lucky enough to have a hand in deciding when the end has come. Being able to celebrate the completion of 'The Vampire Diaries' was a joyful and deeply emotional ride, a luxury gifted by Mark Pedowitz at The CW and Peter Roth at WBTV who, as TV fans themselves, know what it means when a fan is able to say a true goodbye.

Ending a show is always bittersweet, but for me it's a true blessing to be part of making that choice.



I want each actor to play their last scene as their character, and to put their character to bed with grace and care. For each craftsmen to take a final walk on the sets they built, the lights they've hung. To choose the final song or score the final scene. To turn out the lights at the end on the last day, knowing that they can take a moment to be proud of all they've created, and to say goodbye before they walk out the door for the last time.

And I want the fans to be able to go along for the ride with us.



So please, join us at Comic-Con and as we move ahead to our final season of 'The Originals'. Celebrate with us, cry with us, visit with us, watch us next spring when we air... and know that in a show about an immortal family who believe in "Always and Forever," it's never really the end of the story.


With love,
Julie

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[MA]

What is up with all of these good shows getting canceled recently?